Lulabellx1 Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Hi All I am a newbie chicken keeper and have had 3 Light Sussex chickens livving with us for the past 2 weeks. They were 17 weeks when we got them and they have just started laying which is great. However, I have noticed that one of the hens has got a red spotty rash inbetween her toes. None of the other girls have got it and they all seem fit and healthy in all other aspects. They went into a brand new wooden house when we got them and I have been giving it a once over everyday and a proper clean at the weekend. Does anyone know what this might be? Thanks in advance for all your advice! Lu x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 prob a daft question - have you looked at them to see if they move? tcould they be red mite?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 Are you sure its a rash? As chooks reach maturity they can get red spots on their legs, boys in particular get this on the outside of the legs and toes but girls can get it too, its normal if a bit alarming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lulabellx1 Posted June 19, 2010 Author Share Posted June 19, 2010 Thanks guys. It not red-mite as I can see that they are not moving around and the dots have actually really faded now. I thought it might be a maturity thing as their faces are not fully red yet (as you get with the Light Sussex) so I looked up some pictures of Light Sussex hens but from what I could see, none of them had red around their toes. It's a bit of a cunundrum! The other two don't have it still and it seems to be fading on Kelly?? Lu x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
